- a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon（作武器用的）大头粗棒。
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1- beat (someone) repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object用大头棒等狠打（某人）。
1.1
- force or bully (someone) to do something强迫（某人）做某事, 恫吓：
she was determined not to be bludgeoned into submission.
她决意不屈服于恫吓。
1.2
bludgeon one's way
make one's way by brute force蛮横地闯开一条路。
词源
mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.